By Casey Peacock: PNT Staff Writer Traveling across the country to participate in the 31st annual Jack Williamson Lectureship were science fiction authors and friends who gathered Friday at Eastern New Mexico University to continue the legacy left by Williamson. About 60 people attended a luncheon at the Campus Union Building to hear authors and […]

Editor’s note: Incumbent Keith Gardner is seeking the Republican nomination for state representative of District 66 in the June 6 primary. He is running against Lucille B. Tucker. Q. Why are you running for state representative? A. I am running for re-election to continue to represent your philosophy and stand up for your principles and […]

Major Todd Glanzer I grew up an Air Force brat. I don’t remember having a choice. In fact, after the many Permanent Changes of Station moves as a kid, I remember telling my parents, “There’s no way I would join the Air Force.” I didn’t want to serve. But years later what did I do? […]

Editor’s note: The following is the one part in a question and answer series of candidates running in the municipal election on March 7. Candidates are asked question sregarding the city’s future. Incumbent Jake Lopez, 68, is running for re-election in Ward A and will be facing Lorenzo Baca, 39. 1. In your view, what […]

Editor’s note: The following is the first part in a question and answer series of candidates running in the municipal election on March 7. Candidates are asked question regarding the city’s future. Robert De Los Santos, 51, is running for re-election in Ward B. His opponent is Chad Heflin. In your view what is the […]

By Tonya Garner The appointment of Clovis Community College President Beverlee McClure as the state’s secretary of higher education last week clouded the short-term future of the school, officials said. But there’s a potentially bigger storm cloud hovering on the horizon — the fate of Cannon Air Force Base. The Department of Defense is expected […]

By Kevin Wilson The Floyd school board thought enough of the job Wayne McCullar was doing as superintendent that they unanimously approved a contract for next year at Monday night’s board meeting. McCullar thought about his family, though, and turned in his resignation, effective after the end of the school year. McCullar, reached via e-mail, […]

PNT Staff The honors continue to pour in for Eastern New Mexico University senior linebacker. Howard, a first-team All-Lone Star Conference South choice in both 2003 and 2004, was named first-team NCAA Division II All-Southwest Region for the 2004 season this week by Don Hansen’s Football Gazette. Strong safety Adrian Quigley and free safety Ty […]

Freedom Newspapers The Clovis Community College Board of Trustees on Wednesday selected a Clovis schools employee to fill the board’s vacant position. Arnold A. Martinez, a drug prevention coordinator with Choices Alternative School, was elected unanimously. Martinez, 53, will replace Charles Guthals in District 2. Guthals left the board in October when he moved out […]

By Mike Linn By Mike Linn Freedom Newspapers Mike_Linn@link.freedom.com In his first public comments as head football coach of Eastern New Mexico University, Mark Ribaudo said he will work to continue the program’s success in graduating players and winning games. His only change: Win more games. Ribaudo, defensive coordinator for the Greyhounds the past eight […]

The following criminal dispositions were recently filed in the magistrate court: • Kasandra Lewis, 21, found guilty of driving on suspension and will serve 90 days of supervised probation. • Michael Aguilar, 39, found guilty of resisting/evading/obstructing an officer and will serve 364 days of supervised probation. • Liobardo Martinez, 28, found guilty of resisting, […]

Tony Parra The building once known as Safeway and more recently as IGA will now be known as Super Save. Tim Russell, who will be the manager of Super Save, said officials from Russell Inc. are trying to complete the purchase of the store from Troy Hinton. Super Save, located at the corner of West […]

Tony Parra Low-income Portales residents may be worried about a new proposal in the commodities distribution, but organizers are not quite ready to begin panicking. A group of residents at Tuesday’s Portales city hall meeting expressed concerns that they would have to travel to Clovis to pick up commodities and that the amount would be […]

Freedom Newspapers Clovis and Portales TV watchers will see some changes in their newspaper television inserts beginning today. The size will decrease from 28 to 24 pages each week and all inserts, whether placed in the Portales News-Tribune or Clovis News Journal, will carry listings for ComCast in Portales, Cox Communications in Clovis, and the […]

Mike Linn After more than 40 winters living in a city where temperatures sink dangerously below zero, Scott Smart decided it was time for a change. So the 44-year-old set his sights on the warm, arid climate of Portales, where temperatures meander around 100 degrees in the summer and winter snowfall is not a seasonal […]